Example sentences of "[prep] [art] few [noun pl] before " in BNC.
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| 31 | to run for cover so I held my hand over my face for a few moments before speaking . |
| 32 | Beyond Slate Mill , the Chelt weaves its way unhindered for a few miles before reaching the last mill on its course , the little corn one at Norton . |
| 33 | Unfortunately the cup was only awarded for a few years before that too disappeared . |
| 34 | Should the soil be in need of replenishment all the vines are grubbed up and the land left to fallow for a few years before new vinestock are planted and the entire cycle begins again . |
| 35 | Inspired by the arrival of The Beatles to play the guitar , he bought a cheap Harmony electric and a Kalamazoo amp and dabbled for a few years before joining a high school covers band , playing soul , rock and a good deal of Hendrix . |
| 36 | He then occupied a country living for a few years before returning to Winchester as chaplain to the Bishop , George Morley , who was a close friend of Izaak Walton . |
| 37 | Those who have a real interest will leave it for a few years before attempting training . |
| 38 | It is for this reason that the CDP has advocated direct government funding , an advocacy which seems extremely unlikely to succeed as the government will surely want to try out the new system for a few years before sanctioning any radical alteration . |
| 39 | He first embarked on an Open University degree in the technology faculty some ten years ago , but gave it a rest for a few years before starting in earnest in 1986 , in his second year at Wedgwood . |
| 40 | Living with his mother Kiefer stayed in Los Angeles for a few years before moving back to Bridgewater Canada . |
| 41 | The Marxists , by contrast , had only been able to build a viable organization , under the name of the British Socialist Party , for a few years before 1914 and were always bedevilled by sectarianism and schism . |
| 42 | Otherwise , Kovacevich was well wide of the mark and if he respects this work he might contemplate putting it away for a few years before reconsidering its interpretation . |
| 43 | The resultant paste is cask-conditions for a few days before bottling . |
| 44 | After a short incubation period the fertilized eggs transform into medusa — tiny pear-shaped animals with rapidly beating hair-like cilia which are then released into the water and have a limited ability to swim and survive among the plankton for a few days before settling on the sea bed . |
| 45 | Although he had only been in his new job for a few days before the murder , Dave Pushell had already tried to imprint his personality on the office . |
| 46 | Add the brandy to the meat juices and heat for a few seconds before igniting . |
| 47 | Hold for a few seconds before repeating two or three times . |
| 48 | He looked expectantly at Sarah , but she sat for a few seconds before speaking . |
| 49 | He paused for a few seconds before proceeding . |
| 50 | There was a plop as it landed in the water , then it thrashed around wildly for a few seconds before settling down . |
| 51 | And there it teetered for a few seconds before finally toppling over and falling with a sharp tinkle on to the desk-top . |
| 52 | The normal stopping method is to let the motor run at idling speed for a few seconds before depressing the ignition switch . |
| 53 | Placing her thumb in her mouth , she sucked on it furiously for a few seconds before settling down once more into a deep sleep . |
| 54 | It must not brown , but should be left to bubble for a few seconds before being removed from the heat and left to settle . |
| 55 | It faded away for a few seconds before starting again as others joined it , their howls hanging eerily in the cold shadows of the trees of Regent 's Park , before dying down again among the bars and cages of London Zoo . |
| 56 | Dora glared after him for a few seconds before turning away and striding across the garden towards the orchard . |
| 57 | Lisa struck a pose of melodramatic fervour and held it for a few seconds before slumping back in her seat . |
| 58 | Although aware he was an android , she had thought for a few seconds before removing her clothes . |
| 59 | Once well formed , remove the polythene bag and allow to grow on for a few weeks before potting on each plant singly . |
| 60 | Wait until your baby has been walking for a few weeks before taking her for the first shoe fitting , as toes are crucial in gripping the floor while learning to toddle . |